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For its legions of fans, the British reality TV series Love Island offers a welcome escape over the summer months as they follow the trials and tribulations of scantily-clad contestants.

But broadcaster ITV says its latest series, due to begin filming on the Balearic Island of Majorca in June, will now take place in 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Kevin Lygo, ITV's director of television, said that despite the efforts of producers, "logistically it's just not possible to produce it in a way that safeguards the wellbeing of everyone involved".

Mr Lygo suggested last week that a location in the south-west of England had been considered for the dating show, before being ruled out.

Read more from our entertainment team here.

Having a baby or young child can be difficult at the best of times, but with parents now in lockdown it is particularly challenging.

Educational psychologist Dr Abigail Wright, from the British Psychological Society and mum to a four-month-old and three-year-old, says expectations have completely changed for parents.

The lockdown is affecting expectant mothers, too. For Carla Fitzgerald, 28, it has been a double hit - she split from her boyfriend before discovering she was carrying their child and is now self-isolating from her wider support network.

From being torn over whether to keep the baby to now being seven months pregnant, the first-time mother from Paignton, Devon, tells the BBC how, so far, lockdown has made her stronger.

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Science reporter, BBC News

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An "intermediate host" animal passed the coronavirus from wild bats to humans, evidence suggests.

But while the World Health Organization says that the research points to the virus's "natural origin", some scientists say it might never be known how the first person was infected.

It remains unclear whether this host animal was sold in the now-infamous Wuhan wildlife market in China.

But the wildlife trade is seen as a potential source of this "spillover".

Prof Andrew Cunningham, from the Zoological Society of London, explained: "We've actually been expecting something like this to happen for a while.

"These diseases are emerging more frequently in recent years as a result of human encroachment into wild habitat and increased contact and use of wild animals by people."

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People have been sharing pictures of how their appearance has changed after six weeks of lockdown.

James Spooner, 48, from Glasgow, said: "My wife says my hair is growing upwards instead of downwards, which is quite funny."

Eila Rodnight, 66, from Aberdeenshire, feels her hair "doesn't look right and is unkempt" so will have to ask her husband to cut it for the first time in 43 years of marriage.

And Alistair Davidson, 60, from St Andrews in Fife, added: "When you get older you have to be careful not to look shabby and try to be well presented, but at the same time you need to innovate and have a new look from time to time.

"This lockdown gives us that opportunity to experiment. We can see what we look like with longer hair. I like it. I might ask the hairdresser to keep mine a bit longer when I next get my hair cut."

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England's Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has said it is hard to see fans returning to matches "any time soon".

If the Premier League and EFL were to resume this season matches would take place behind closed doors, while clubs are also preparing for the possibility of playing the 2020-21 campaign without fans.

"The reality is that we just don't know how things are going to pan out," Clarke wrote in a letter to the FA governing council.

"With social distancing in place for some time to come, we do face substantial changes to the whole football ecosystem. For example it's hard to foresee crowds of fans - who are the lifeblood of the game - returning to matches any time soon."

Clarke's letter also spelled out the financial crisis facing the governing body and warned a budget cut of £75m will be "sensible" this year, with a worst-case scenario projecting a £300m loss over four years.

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Theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh believes West End and Broadway theatres are unlikely to be able to stage musicals until early next year.

Speaking to Michael Ball on BBC Radio 2, Sir Cameron said it's impossible for theatres to plan for the future while social distancing is in place.

"We want the audience to feel safe, and we want the actors to feel safe."

Theatres in many countries have been closed indefinitely in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

In the UK, all West End performances have been cancelled until at least 31 May.

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A group of migrants have arrived in mainland Greece from an overcrowded camp on the island of Lesbos to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

The government plans to move about 2,300 migrants - including families and the elderly - away from centres on Greek islands to facilities in the mainland, where they will be quarantined for two weeks.

On Sunday, Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said there had not been "a single death" from the virus in the camps so far, but said testing needed to be "greatly increased" to make sure the outbreak does not reach them.

The charity Human Rights Watch criticised the Greek government last month, saying it had not done enough to control the pandemic in these camps.

US Tennis star Taylor Fritz has won a celeb-heavy online tournament to earn $1m (£800,000) for hungry children.

Fritz, ranked 24th in the men’s world rankings, and social media star Addison Rae beat Japan's Kei Nishikori and DJ Steve Aoki to win the 'Stay at Home Slam', where players and celebrities faced off on a Nintendo tennis game while isolating.

Serena and Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova and Naomi Osaka were among the other tennis stars taking part from their homes, along with models Gigi Hadid and Hailey Beiber, while John McEnroe provided commentary. The showdown was streamed via Facebook.

"I was more nervous there than in any of my real matches," Fritz told the ATP Tour site. "This was so much fun. Addison absolutely carried the team."

Fritz and Rae will donate their prize money to "No Kid Hungry", which fights child hunger in the US. All participants in the one-day event received $25,000 for a charity of their choice.

US police say women dressed as nurses are stealing packages from outside residents' homes in Washington state.

The two women are dressed in scrubs and lanyards with identification badges, and have been spotted on surveillance videos taking packages from people's front porches. The local Kennewick Police Department doesn't believe they're real healthcare workers.

"The nurses we are fortunate to know only give their time, lives, and take the vitals of their patients (not their property)," police posted on Facebook.

The officers also shared a photo of the two women, external, asking the public to help them as they investigate this "case of porch piracy".

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BBC Middle East editor

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Young people were leading demonstrations against their governments before the pandemic hit.

Every country has its own grievances, but in the Arab Middle East the protests have centred on corruption, cronyism and reform. Corrupt elites are accused of siphoning off public money that should have gone into public services, not least hospitals.

In Algeria, Lebanon and Iraq they forced out a president and two prime ministers. Protesters who refused to budge occupied the main squares of capital cities. In Iraq, they stayed put even after around 600 protesters were shot dead and thousands more were wounded.

When young people emerge from the coronavirus lockdowns they will find the economies that failed miserably to generate jobs for them are now in even worse shape.

The result will be more anger, deepened but not created by the dangers and frustrations of this pandemic year. Leaders will have even fewer options.

Read Jeremy's analysis here.

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Russian authorities have confirmed, external 10,581 new coronavirus infections, bringing the national total to 145,268.

It's the second day running that the country has reported over 10,000 new cases. Russia's official infection figures now surpass those of China, Turkey and Iran.

Last week it was also confirmed that Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

President Putin has extended a nationwide non-working period until 11 May, and a lockdown remains in place in the capital Moscow.

Officials are urging the public to stay at home, and not be tempted to flout the lockdown measures during Russia's May public holidays.

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Since 17 March, people across France have only been allowed to leave their homes to go to work, shop, exercise, seek care or conduct urgent family business. While out, they are required to carry a certificate stating the reason for their trip.

Now a woman and three men are going on trial, accused of conducting fake police checks on people's permits.

Police say the gang approached people in fake uniforms and wearing face masks. After asking to see their victims' forms, they allegedly searched bags and took whatever cash or valuables they could find.

Police say the suspects, who are Iranian nationals, spoke poor French and targeted foreigners. It is believed they stole €25,000 (£22,000; $27,000).

They are being tried in Meaux, east of Paris, as France prepares to ease its lockdown curbs from next week.

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UK police have arrested 13 people and fined 11 others after raiding two lockdown parties in Liverpool.

A dozen people were arrested on suspicion of burglary at a property in Duke Street where a party was being held at 01:20 BST on Sunday.

Separately, on Saturday, people travelled up to 20 miles from Greater Manchester for a party in Wavertree.

Twins were also stopped in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, on Saturday night after allegedly driving 17 miles to buy a kebab.

Police impounded their VW car for "serious vehicle defects". The driver had no insurance and the pair had travelled from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire to Rochdale, officers said.

"What if [they] are trying to kill off as many people as possible?" reads one Facebook post.

"Eventually, these scum will release something truly nasty to wipe us all out, but first they have to train us to be obedient slaves," reads another.

A third: "Coronavirus is the newest Islamist weapon."

By now, many of us will have seen something of the "infodemic" that the World Health Organization warned is swirling across society.

While false claims about coronavirus have been hard to miss, the interests and ideologies underneath them have been far less visible.

Now, an investigation by BBC Click and the UK counter-extremism think-tank the Institute of Strategic Dialogue, has uncovered how both extremist political and fringe medical communities are exploiting the pandemic online. Read the full story here

Half of the world's workers could lose their jobs because of this pandemic, the International Labour Organisation has said.

That's 1.6 billion people - but who are they?

The BBC's population reporter Stephanie Hegarty heard from people in four countries who used to get by on a daily wage, but whose lives have been torn apart by the outbreak.

This morning, after more than two months of enforced quarantine, Italy has begun easing some of its lockdown restrictions.

It was the first country to impose a nationwide stay at home order, and was once at the epicentre of the pandemic.

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says his approach to ending lockdown will be adjusted depending on contagion trends.

He stressed that the latest easing - though it brings relief for many - "must not be seen as a signal that we’re all free".

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UK war veteran Bert Vincent was supposed to celebrate his 100th birthday on 24 May.

But the outbreak has meant he can only see his family through the garden gate, his card from the Queen might not arrive in time - and even the event itself might be curtailed. So staff at his care home in Barnsley have sent out a nationwide appeal for people to send a card to Bert.

Care home manager Louise Nelson said Bert, a holder of the Legion D'Honneur medal for his part in World War Two, was "a gentleman" and a much-loved figure at the home.

"We had been going to celebrate with a party. But if we can get lots of cards instead, that would be brilliant."

Read more about Bert here.

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A member of the UK government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) says there is “nothing magical” about the two-metre rule in workplaces, as how long we spend close to other people is also key to avoiding infection.

The government's first draft of its strategy to reopen workplaces, encourages employers to keep staff two metres apart - or if that's not possible, to bring in extra hygiene procedures, physical screens and protective equipment.

Speaking about the two-metre rule on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Sir Jeremy Farrar said: “It’s based on old data about how far, when we cough and we sneeze, the droplets and the aerosols that may come from that spread.

“There’s nothing magical about two metres. Perhaps more important is the time you spend in contact with somebody else. Not just the distance but also the time.”

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Lockdown restrictions are easing across Europe on Monday as governments move to the next phase of their response to the pandemic.

• After eight weeks in lockdown, Italy is finally lifting some of its restrictions. People will be able to visit relatives, parks are reopening, and bars and restaurants can do takeaway. About four million people are expected to go back to work, although face masks will be mandatory at work and on public transport
• Small businesses like hairdressers are opening their doors in Spain, though they can only serve customers who have made appointments. Some of the country's islands will loosen restrictions even further, as they have not been as badly affected as the mainland
• Zoos, museums and hairdressers reopen in Germany, with some students also returning to school
• School leavers go back to class in Austria, and senior exams take place for pupils in Hungary - though schools there remain closed
• Poland allows hotels, libraries, museums and shops to reopen, but hairdressers, restaurants and playgrounds remain shut

UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says “strong personal discipline” like that seen in the military will help keep people safe if the two-metre distancing rule is relaxed in workplaces.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4, Mr Wallace said: “When you and I go to the supermarket and queue up at the till, we are not two metres away from that person - but they use shielding.

"The two-metre rule is a combination of factors designed to limit the likelihood of catching something, which includes time spent next to each other. And I think there are methods around rotating your workforce, how you meet, plus very basic personal discipline (which can help).

"At the outbreak there was lots of talk about washing hands and taking precautions when you sneeze. That is as important today and will be tomorrow, as it was then.

"Soldiers have a high level of personal discipline in their training and what we have seen is the absentee rate in the army is sub 10%, which is much, much lower than the national average.

"Part of that is driven by the discipline imposed in the workplace - and that is one of the key factors we will have to do across the community when we go back to work."